“I had the evening to kill, but it didn’t want to die and fought back.”
Source: From Time to Time (1995), Chapter 20 (p. 212)
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Novelist, short story writer 1911–1995Related quotes

“I killed you! And you didn’t even notice!”
Source: Glasshouse (2006), Chapter 14, “Hospital” (p. 235)

The Garden of Forking Paths (1942), The Garden of Forking Paths

To her mother, Janet Auchincloss (22 November 1963); quoted in The Death of a President (1967) by William Manchester

Science-Fiction was considered bottom of the barrel in those days. Of course, that’s the picture I am most remembered for. It’s very ironic!
Interview with Lori Nelson http://www.westernclippings.com/interview/lorinelson_interview.shtml

“I had as well be killed running as die standing”

“I just didn’t want to see myself fall back. I don’t want to disappoint my coaches or my parents.”
"You Can’t Stop Suni Lee" in Elle (29 July 2021) https://www.elle.com/culture/a36503849/suni-lee-olympics-gymnastics-tokyo/
“I had an appointment with a sexual deviant and I didn’t want to be late.”
Source: Magic Bleeds